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shades by mel chanté

poet, writer, author mel chanté shares an original poem from her debut poetry book brown butter. a collection of affirming words and poems for self-love, worth, expression and healing. the film and single shades' feature mel in a dress #foundatbeacons and everyone else in the video is also wearing secondhand clothing to project the importance of sustainability.

you can tune into mel’s poetry on spotify, apple music, tidal, youtube, soundcloud + all other platforms for an intriguing, thought-provoking experience.

directed and shot by timothy smith

co-created by dominique drakeford

track produced by franky payne

original poem writted by mel chanté from her debut poetry book brown butter